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Ascham, Roger
(Encyclopedia) Ascham, RogerAscham, Rogerăsˈkəm [key], 1515–68, English humanist and scholar, b. Yorkshire. Ascham was a major intellectual figure of the early Tudor period. His Toxophilus (1545), an…Kew Gardens
(Encyclopedia) Kew GardensKew Gardensky&oomacr; [key], Kew, Surrey, S England, on the Thames just W of London; Royal Botanic Gardens is the official name. The gardens were founded by the dowager…Caroline Love Goodwin O'DAY, Congress, NY (1875-1943)
O'DAY Caroline Love Goodwin , a Representative from New York; born in Perry, Houston County, Ga., June 22, 1875; attended private schools and was graduated from Lucy Cobb Institute, Athens, Ga.;…O’DAY, Caroline Love Goodwin, Congress, NY (1875-1943)
O’DAY, Caroline Love Goodwin, a Representative from New York; born in Perry, Houston County, Ga., June 22, 1875; attended private schools and was graduated from Lucy Cobb Institute, Athens, Ga.;…Ariadne
(Encyclopedia) AriadneAriadneărēădˈnē [key], in Greek mythology, Cretan princess, daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë. She loved Theseus, and gave him the skein of thread that enabled him to make his way…Alexandra Feodorovna
(Encyclopedia) Alexandra FeodorovnaAlexandra Feodorovnafēôˌdərŏvˈnə, Rus. fyôˈdərəvnə [key], 1872–1918, last Russian czarina, consort of Nicholas II; she was a Hessian princess and a granddaughter of…Clark, William
(Encyclopedia) Clark, William, 1770–1838, American explorer, one of the leaders of the Lewis and Clark expedition, b. Caroline co., Va.; brother of George Rogers Clark. He was an army officer (1792–…Chambord, Henri Charles Ferdinand Marie Dieudonné, comte de
(Encyclopedia) Chambord, Henri Charles Ferdinand Marie Dieudonné, comte deChambord, Henri Charles Ferdinand Marie Dieudonné, comte deäNrēˈ shärl fĕrdēnäNˈ märēˈ dyödônāˈ kôNt də shäNbôrˈ [key], 1820–…George II, king of Great Britain and Ireland
(Encyclopedia) George II (George Augustus), 1683–1760, king of Great Britain and Ireland (1727–60), son and successor of George I. Though devoted to Hanover, of which he was elector, George was more…Kipling, Rudyard
(Encyclopedia) Kipling, Rudyard, 1865–1936, English author, b. Bombay (now Mumbai), India. Educated in England, Kipling returned to India in 1882 and worked as an editor on a Lahore paper. His early…Trending
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